Two new species of Microvelia Westwood, 1834 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) from Colombia, with a key to Colombian species

Universidad de Nariño. Ciudad Universitaria Torobajo. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología. San Juan de Pasto, Nariño, Colombia.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório Nacional e Internacional de Referência em Taxonomia de Triatomíneos. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil / Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Instituto de Biologia. Departamento de Zoologia. Laboratório de Entomologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

Abstract

Only six species of Microvelia have been recorded from Colombia up to the present, namely M. ancona, M. hinei, M. leucothea, M. longipes, M. panamensis, and M. pulchella. Microvelia inguapi sp. n. and M. piedrancha sp. n. are herein described and compared with similar species. An identification key to the Colombian species of Microvelia is presented.

Keywords in Portuguese

Insetos aquáticos
Região Neotropical
América do Sul

Keywords

Aquatic insects
Neotropics
South America
water striders

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Magnolia Press

Citation

PADILLA-GIL, Dora N.; MOREIRA, Felipe Ferraz Moreira. Two new species of Microvelia Westwood, 1834 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) from Colombia, with a key to Colombian species. Zootaxa 3745, n.5, p.587-595, 2012.

DOI

10.11646/zootaxa.3745.5.7

ISSN

1175-5326

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/18643

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2030-01-01

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